For every cheer in a stadium, there's often a quiet bet placed in the background, a reminder that gambling and sports in India are never too far apart.

Much to the dismay of the insured consumer, the insurance companies walk away from their obligations, basis these exclusion clauses in the insurance contracts.

Franchising is a popular way of conducting business as it is mutually benefiting. For the franchisor, it gives him the benefit of the franchisee's knowledge of the ...

Large unpaid debts and continuing defaults by borrowers require the banks and financial institutions to initiate proceedings for recovery of dues against the principal borrowers as well as the guarantors ...

On February 28, 2019, the Hon'ble Supreme Court, vide its judgement in the case of The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (II) West Bengal vs. Vivekananda Vidyamandir and Others.

Non-payment or substantial reduction of wages for the period the Indian industry was closed or operating at limited capacity due to COVID-19 despite the Central Government's order to continue paying wage...

The Finance Act of 2015 had proposed certain amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 ("FEMA").

However, while the intent may have been to clarify, additional questions are being raised due to the amendments.

Prior to this judgement being reported, the common understanding was that the constitutional rights can only be enforced against the Government and its functionaries (called the State and its instrumentalities, in the judgement).

The Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 ("DAP") released by the Ministry of Defence ("MoD") on September 30, 2020 supersedes the Defence Procurement Policy 2016 with effect from October 1, 2020.

In the aforesaid case before the Appellate Tribunal, the appeal had arisen out of an order of the Tribunal (Mumbai bench) rejecting the insolvency application filed by an operational creditor.

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("Code").

The Government of India has approved the National Intellectual Property Rights ("IPRs") Policy which is stated will lay the future roadmap for intellectual property in India.

The phrase "existence of dispute" assumes significance as it is largely the only legal defence that a corporate debtor can take to avoid insolvency/liquidation proceedings initiated by an operational creditor.

The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 was amended last year and two new provisions, section 143A and section 148, were inserted in the NI Act, which were necessitated to deal with the delay tactics of drawers of dishonoured cheques ...

Indian arbitration law, contained in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the "Act"), provided for an automatic stay on enforcement of the arbitral award once a challenge against the award...

Tapping of phone lines or recording calls without consent is a breach of privacy, Article 21 of the Constitution demands that phone calls be not recorded.

Equalisation levy on e-commerce supply or services has been the subject of some debate over the last few years. The Central Government has proposed to introduce certain changes in the aforesaid regime vide the Finance Bill, 2021.

The long wait of having access to foreign university courses for Indian students seems to be getting shorter as the Government of India has allowed higher-ranked foreign universities of repute ...

The dues of the workmen and employees towards provident fund, pension fund and gratuity fund are considered "assets of workmen/employees" lying with the Corporate Debtor.